Example Sentences

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That June, as oil prices closed in on $140 a barrel and dragged inflation higher, Warsh approvingly cited market expectations that the Fed’s next move was more likely to be a rate increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

They went with serve in the third set and Shelton did his best to feed off what he has approvingly called a "rowdy" Melbourne crowd.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

But the very first people White thanked from the Mar-a-Lago stage last week, with the newly minted president-elect looking approvingly over his shoulder and the cameras beaming him around the world, were the Nelk Boys.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

During the referendum campaign he took to quoting Fletcher of Saltoun, noting approvingly that the Scottish noble had spoken out against the 1707 union with England.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

“That four-eyed maverick has sand in his craw a-plenty,” a ranch hand said approvingly.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple